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Boot-tread – Bulger

Boot-tread

The iron step on the front boot used in mounting the fore part of a coach.

Bore

A horse is to said to bore when he gets his head down and leans on the bit, and as a consequence on the coachman's hands.

Box

The seat upon which sits the driver.

Box Seat

For which an extra charge is made.

The seat next to the coachman.

Bents

The long wiry grasses found on seashore links.

Bisque

A handicap stroke taken by the receiver of odds at any hole during the match. Blind hole or Hazard. - A blind hole is one of which the putting-green is not visible to the player as he plays his shot. A blind hazard is also a hazard which is hidden from his view.

Bogey

See p. 330. A method of scoring by holes against an imaginary opponent. The number of strokes which ought to be taken to each hole without serious mistakes.

Bone

The piece of horn, vulcanite, or other material let into the sole of wooden clubs to protect the lower edge of the face.

Borrow

To play a ball up a hill or slope, so that the slope will cause the ball to return towards the hole.

Brassie

A wooden club soled with brass.

Break Club

Any hard object lying near the ball, which might break the club in the act of striking.

Bulger

A convex-faced club.